…patients with a low to intermediate likelihood of CAD when cardiac troponin and/or the ECG is normal or inconclusive. The principal diagnostic strength of…

…recommended to complement ICA, particularly for intermediate non left main coronary stenoses. Myocardial ischaemia may occur despite the absence of significant epicardial obstruction. In patients…

…arteries, allowing ischemia to be detected during imaging. Exercise is the preferred method for inducing myocardial stress, as it provides additional diagnostic and prognostic information…

…to determine whether the patient is clinically unstable, identify life threatening diagnoses rapidly, and select a safe disposition and diagnostic strategy. Only a minority of…

…infarction Dyspnoea requires assessment of dynamic LV function, valve disease, pulmonary pressure, or haemodynamics Stress imaging is not recommended in patients undergoing urgent non cardiac…

…decision whether to perform it now or after imaging, how the patient is positioned, which needle is chosen, and that the tubes go to the…

…when the question is purely diagnostic and the target heart rate is needed for the test to be conclusive. For assessment of function and prognosis…

…during the initiation of an ACE inhibitor to prevent symptomatic hypotension. Diagnostics The source material does not cover specific diagnostic modalities such as ECG, imaging…

…as three times higher than in individuals without comparable renal impairment. The cardiovascular burden of CKD extends beyond CAD to peripheral arterial disease, cerebrovascular disease…

…on the diagnostic method. Myocardial bridging has been identified in approximately 0.5–12% of angiographic series and up to 5–75% of CT series…

…second part of the course you will learn all about the normal ECG, normal variants and diagnosis of pathological findings. A total of 8 lessons…